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  • Erie County has a suicide rate of 7.2 per every 100,000 persons
  • Erie County is lower than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Erie County ranks 81 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 64.7% of suicides are male
  • In Erie, 25-34 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

MH & Recovery Board of Erie & Ottawa
 
416 Columbus Avenue
Sandusky, OH 44870		   Kirk Halliday, Ph.D., Executive Director
kirkwh@mhrbeo.com
1 419-627-1908
www.mhrbeo.com

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2008   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Francine Bergmoser, LPC, LSW   fbergmoser@kscope.esu.k12.oh.us

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
6
2005
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
6
2006
0
0
0
1
0
3
1
5
2007
0
0
1
0
5
2
0
8
2008
0
1
1
1
6
2
4
15
2009
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

Representation

Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Senate
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate